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subcellar noun[ C ] (alsosub-cellar)uk /ˈsʌbˌsel.ər/ us /ˈsʌbˌsel.ɚ/ a room under a cellar (= a room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storing things): The archives of the collection are kept in a climate-controlled subcellar. Beneath the cellar is a small, very dark subcellar which is ideal for storing wine. They discovered that there was actually a sub-cellar below the basement when they lifted up the flooring. It is not uncommon for these kinds of houses to have a subcellar, as the basement is not completely below ground. They asked the architect to include a subcellar in the design of the house. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors basement catwalk ceiling dais decking ground level landing loft low slung machicolation mezzanine multi-levelled runway soapbox split-level storey storeyed the ground floor the second floor woodblock |